Woman In Black
02/03/2012
Big Miracle
02/03/2012
Journey 2
02/10/2012
This Means
2/17/2012
Ghost Rider
02/17/2012
The Vow
2/10/2012
Safe House
2/10/2011
Lorax
3/2/2012
Project X
3/2/2012
The Raven
3/9/2012
John Carter
03/09/2012
Thousand Words
03/23/2012
Hunger Games
03/23/2012
Wrath of Titans
3/30/2012
Goon
3/30/2012
American Reunion
04/06/2012
The Three Stooges
04/13/2012
The Avengers
5/4/2012
The Dictator
05/11/2012
Battleship
05/18/2012
Tintin
05/18/2012
Snow White
06/01/2012
Madagascar 3
06/08/2012
Rock Of Ages
06/15/2012
Paranorman
08/17/2012
Spider Man
07/03/2012
Ice Age 4
07/13/2012
Dark Knight
07/20/2012
Odd Life
08/15/2012
Brave
06/22/2012
Justin Timberlake in Talks to Join Trouble with the Curve
Justin Timberlake is in negotiations to join the cast of Trouble with the Curve, which stars Clint Eastwood and will be his first return to acting sinceGran Torino. It is directed by Robert Lorenz and also stars Amy Adams. The film is written by Randy Brown and features "Eastwood as a baseball scout who is losing his vision with his age just as he and his daughter (Adams) take a final road trip to Atlanta to check out a prospective talent." Timberlake would portray Johnny Flanagan, a former-pitcher-turned-scout. He would also be the love interest for Adams. Matthew Lillard might be a rival baseball scout. The film is targeting a September 28th release.
Piper Perabo Joins Cast of Red Machine
Piper Perabo has joined the cast of the next "man versus nature" film, Red Machine. She will take a role as "a deaf photographer who is engaged to Beckett (Thomas Jane), whom she met during the Iraq War." The film also stars James Marsden and Billy Bob Thornton. There should be one more role for a female. David Hackl (Saw V) is directing this film, which is now shooting in Canada. The screenplay is from J.R. Reher. The story follows two couples who venture out on a camping expedition in Alaska only to meet a grizzly bear that is out for their blood.
Ryan Gosling Talks About Boxing Training in His Next Film Only God Forgives
Ryan Gosling is currently in Bangkok, Thailand filming his new movie, Only God Forgives. He made some comments about his time in Thailand and training for the film. When asked if he is enjoying the city of Bangkok, he replied: "Incredible... Ever since I came here I've been dreaming about making a film in Bangkok. I'm happy to be here." He talked about the boxing training he is involved with for the film: "It's sparring basically. They don't really use weights. Nicolas is doing it as well. It's very hard. They have people training around me and they could all beat me up." He's training for two to three hours per day. This film reunites him with Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn.
Bill Hader and Kate Hudson Join Me and My Shadow
DreamWorks Animation has announced the voice cast for the upcoming filmMe and My Shadow. The studio has revealed that Bill Hader, Kate Hudson and Josh Gad ("The Book of Mormon") have signed on to voice the leads in the film. The project will be a mix of CGI and hand-drawn animation, and will be about Stan (Hader), an extremely frustrated shadow who yearns for a dynamic life, but happens to be stuck with Stanley Grubb (Gad), the world's most boring human. Finally pushed to the brink, Shadow Stan breaks the singular rule of the Shadow World and takes control of Stanley. Hudson will play a non-shadowy love interest for the two. The film will hit theaters on November 8, 2013.
Adam Sandler Takes on Candyland
Hasbro has announced via press release that their film adaptation ofCandyland has moved from Universal to Sony, and that Adam Sandler has signed on to produce and star in the film. The company is in final talks wo develop the live-action take on the board game with Columbia Pictures and Sandler's Happy Madison shingle. Kevin Lima (Enchanted) will direct the film with Sandler and Robert Smigel writing the script.
"Candy Land is more than just a game," said Columbia president Doug Belgrad. "It is a brand that children, parents and grandparents know and love. The world of Candy Land offers an extraordinary canvas upon which to create a fantastical, live-action family adventure film with a larger than life part for Adam. We are thrilled to partner with Hasbro and Happy Madison on this project."
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence to Star in Serena
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence are set to star in Serena. Susanne Bier will direct the film, which will be based on Ron Rash's 2008 novel of the same name, and is described as follows…
The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains where they plan to create a timber empire. Although George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to the mountains—but she soon shows herself to be the equal of any man, overseeing crews, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. Together this lord and lady of the woodlands ruthlessly kill or vanquish all who fall out of favor. Yet when Serena learns that she will never bear a child, she sets out to murder the son George fathered without her. Mother and child begin a struggle for their lives, and when Serena suspects George is protecting his illegitimate family, the Pembertons' intense, passionate marriage starts to unravel as the story moves toward its shocking reckoning.
Darren Aronofsky was previously attached to direct the project, with Angelina Jolie starring.
Andrew Garfield Talks Amazing Spider-Man
Andrew Garfield recently spoke about his role as the lead in The Amazing Spider-Man. Check out the highlights:
On what aspect of the character he identified with: "I have tried to explore Peter Parker as an orphan. Orphans, I feel, are the strongest human beings on the planet. The amount of things they have to deal with in their lives, is amazing. I have tried to capture how Peter copes with the feelings of being an underdog, his confusions and his self-doubt. This, I hope, has brought, a certain empathy and sensitivity to his character that explains how it helps him become the hero that he eventually turns out to be."
On whether there are any iconic screen moments: "Well yes, there is the first kiss between Peter and his love interest, Gwen Stacy."
On whether the kiss was as hard to do as the stunts: "Well, I got to practise for that - although on my own, I must add (laughs). I practised kissing on my hand, arms and in the mirror. I was just hoping I'll remember how to kiss when the moment comes and not fumble."
This Means War Gets PG-13 Rating
This Means War is now rated PG-13 after FOX edited some of Chelsea Handler's sex jokes. The Classification and Rating Appeals Board initially upheld the R rating for the film on Thursday and FOX agreed to trim some of the sexual jokes. The jokes included several made by Chelsea Handler's character. On Friday, the film was given the PG-13 rating. The film follows two seasoned government operatives and best friends (Tom Hardy & Chris Pine) who turn their skills against one another after falling for the same woman (Reese Witherspoon). Timothy Dowling and Simon Kinberg wrote the script.
Daniel Radcliffe Not Surprised By Harry Potter Oscar Snub
Daniel Radcliffe says he's not surprised that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 didn't get nominated for Best Picture at this year's Oscars. He said: "I didn't expect it to be nominated for Best Picture, and no, it doesn't faze us. Just because we've been around for a long time, and made a lot of movies, I don't think when you come to the end of that series anyone's obligated to say you're best picture. Obviously it would have been lovely, but I don't think it's something we're going to be losing sleep over." He also talked about award ceremonies in general, adding: "We love to pat ourselves on the back in this industry, and we like to tell ourselves how well we've done and how amazing we are. It's all very self-congratulatory."
Liam Neeson's The Grey exceeded expectations to take the top spot at the box office this weekend. The action thriller opened at #1 with $20.0 million, averaging $6,279 from 3,185. The opening is comparable to last year'sUnknown and more than the $15 million or so the film was expected to make. It had a budget of $20 million.
Underworld Awakening slipped one spot to #2 in its second week with $12.5 million. The fourth film in the Underworld franchise had a very solid 50% drop considering its genre, the best drop of the four films. It has now grossed $45.1 million domestically and $58.5 million worldwide on a $70 million budget.
Katherine Heigl's One for the Money opened in #3 with $11.8 million. The action-comedy saw a bump due to a promotion with Groupon leading to discounted tickets. The film averaged $4,293 from 2,737 theaters. Its budget isn't currently known, though the opening is Heigl's lowest starring-role wide opening since 2005's The Ringer.
Lucasfilm's Red Tails fell two spots to #4 in its second week with $10.4 million. The historical action-drama held well, dropping just 44% in its second weekend. The film has now grossed $33.8 million on a budget of $58 million.
Sam Worthington's Man on a Ledge disappointed, opening at #5 with $8.3 million. The film had the best fan reaction of the opening films but was the least attended, averaging $2,769 from 2,998 theaters. Its budget was $42 million.
The Tom Hanks/Sandra Bullock drama Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close held well in its second weekend of wide released. The film grossed $7.1 million, a mere 28% gross. The film has a six-week total of $21.1 million.
George Clooney's The Descendants got a big bounce from its Oscar nods and a wide re-opening, moving up nine spots to #7 with $6.6 million. The dramedy has now grossed $58.8 million domestically and $68.7 million worldwide on a budget of around $20 million.
Mark Wahlberg's Contraband fell five spots in its third weekend to #8 with $6.5 million. The action thriller has a total gross of $56.4 million domestically and $60.2 million worldwide from a budget of $25 million.
The 3D re-release of Beauty and the Beast slipped down three places to #9 in its third weekend of re-release with $5.3 million. Combined with its original gross Beauty now has a total domestic gross of $212.5 million and a worldwide gross of $418.5 million. The original budget was $25 million in 1991.
Haywire dropped four spots to #10 in its second weekend with $4.0 million. The Steven Soderbergh action drama had a slightly higher than average 53% drop. The film has grossed a total of $15.3 million domestically from a budget of $23 million.
The overall box office tally was $124.8 million, up 14% from the $109.2 million grossed the same time last year when The Rite opened at #1 with a $14.8 million opening weekend.
Note: A studio recoups 55% of a film's grosses on average, meaning it needs to approximately double its budget to be profitable during its theatrical run.
BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
1. The Grey - $20.0 million ($20.0 million total)
2. Underworld Awakening - $12.5 million ($45.1 million total)
3. One for the Money - $11.8 million ($11.8 million total)
4. Red Tails - $10.4 million ($33.8 million total)
5. Man on a Ledge - $8.3 million ($8.3 million total)
6. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - $7.1 million ($21.1 million total)
7. The Descendants - $6.6 million ($58.8 million total)
8. Contraband - $6.5 million ($56.4 million total)
9. Beauty and the Beast 3D - $5.3 million ($212.5 million total)
10. Haywire - $4.0 million ($15.3 million total)
